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CVE-2013-2069
Published: May 29, 2013
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Red Hat livecd-tools before 13.4.4, 17.x before 17.17, 18.x before 18.16, and 19.x before 19.3, when a rootpw directive is not set in a Kickstart file, sets the root user password to empty, which allows local users to gain privileges.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
60119
vdb-entry
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redhat-cve20132069-livecd-security-bypass(84488)
vdb-entry
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[oss-security] 20130523 CVE-2013-2069 livecd-tools: improper handling of passwords
mailing-list
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=964299
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RHSA-2013:0849
vendor-advisory
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